Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006

Type: Government
Portfolio: Finance and Administration
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Public Works Committee Act 1969
to: amend the definition of a “public work”; increase the threshold value at which projects must be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and provide for the threshold value to be varied by regulation; and make technical amendments to update and replace certain references.

Progress

Senate
21 Jun 2006	Introduced and read a first time
21 Jun 2006	Second reading moved
09 Oct 2006	Second reading agreed to
09 Oct 2006	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
09 Oct 2006	Introduced and read a first time
19 Oct 2006	Second reading moved
30 Oct 2006	Second reading agreed to
30 Oct 2006	Third reading agreed to

07 Nov 2006

Assent

Act no.: 132

Year: 2006

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
(S) Australian Democrats 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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